DAS – the 4th Utility Traditionally Building owners already provide three basic utilities: Water (and sewer), Power (electricity & gas) and Wired Connectivity (telephone & CATV), and many go on to provide certain amenities (parking, workout facilities). The newest utility demand that developers are now becoming aware of is for in-building wireless coverage service to
DAS the 4th Utility Read More »
Patent Covers Optical Reporting of RF Antenna status over fiber optic transport Optical Zonu, a designer and manufacturer of fiber optic solutions for the telecommunication and public safety industry, today announced the issuance of United States Patent US 10,257,739 Issued April 9, 2019 . This patented technology involves optical reporting of the failure of any
Patent Covers Optical Reporting of RF Antenna status over fiber optic transport Read More »
AS2-S11-S-GE-5 Media Converter Here is a question that we often receive from prospective new Customers of the Micro-OTDR: “I want to have the benefit of the Micro-OTDR feature in my network, but cannot afford to replace all of my Switch/Router equipment. How can I add the Micro-OTDR to an installed base of network equipment, which
AS2-S11-S-GE-5 Media Converter – Q&A Read More »
Eliminate Reflection Problems Which Plague Legacy SFSW SFPs Single Fiber Single Wavelength (SFSW) Transceivers transmit and receive at the same wavelength, on single fiber, doubling the optical fiber plant capacity. SFSW transceivers offer many potential benefits to the Network Operator – e.g. seamless CWDM integration, half the fiber, half the CWDM passives and easier fiber
SFPs with Reflection Immune Operation – RIO® Read More »
There are many aspects of a fiber optic communication system that need to be configured correctly for the system to work properly. Many times customers believe there is a problem with the equipment and that it needs repair when in actuality it is operator error. The most common issue with fiber optic links is a
Does it really need repair? Read More »
Mercedes Benz stadium wasn’t only the venue for the LIII Superbowl it was also a critical point for the world of Telecommunications. More than a million fans were expected to arrive in Atlanta for the Superbowl event, and the preparation for that event cost in the tens of millions for the Network providers. The need
The challenge for VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) where the antenna (Dish) and the command center are not collocated has always been the limited reach of the RF cabling. Using a RF over Fiber link, the distance between the antenna and the operation center can be extended from a few meters to few kilometers without any signal degradation. The VSAT location / Operating Center often requires building modifications, but using a fiber based VSAT system offers the following benefits: The
VSATs and RF over Fiber Read More »
Attenuation, Reflection, Reflectance, Optical Return Loss (ORL) and Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) Part I: Optical properties utilized by the new Micro-OTDR ORL/SNR Measurement feature. The new ORL/SNR Measurement feature of the Micro-OTDR SFPs measures the optical fiber link ORL during the normal Micro-OTDR start-up “handshaking” routine of the SFPs, before the data link is
ORL/SNR Measurement Read More »
[cmsmasters_row][cmsmasters_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsmasters_text] Driverless cars and RF over Fiber Really? What is the link, if any? The challenges for driverless cars where RF over fiber can provide solutions are at least in two areas: Test ranges and setups will require very accurate timing signals to experiment, check, and validate the usability of satellite signals and the
Driverless cars and RF over Fiber Read More »
Los Angeles, CA – Feb 22, 2010 — Optical Zonu Corporation, a leading supplier of Gigabit Ethernet and SONET/SDH Single Fiber, Full Duplex, CWDM (SFC™) Transceivers, Passives, and Testers, has announced the formation of Optical Zonu Europe to bring Sales, Marketing and Support to Customers in the Europe Region. OZC offers a unique line of
